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WATCH: Amorion Walker on transferring back to Michigan, Will Johnson updates offseason preparation

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Michigan Wolverines football is attempting to defend its national championship. (Photo by Clayton Sayfie / TheWolverine.com)

DETROIT — Michigan Wolverines football junior wide receiver Amorion Walker and junior cornerback Will Johnson met with reporters at Johnson’s youth camp Thursday in Detroit. Watch video of Walker in the player at the top of the screen and Johnson in the embed below, or view both on our YouTube channel.

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“The team, the guys. I love being here,” Walker said. “The coaches. I felt like something was missing, and I felt like I can get the most out of myself here for the last couple years that I have.

“A good amount. I’m gonna be playing a lot of receiver this year. I’m ready to get to work. I jumped right back in. It felt like an old pair of shoes you haven’t worn in a while. It feels good.”

Playing cornerback over the last year will benefit Walker now that he’s back playing wideout at Michigan, he said.

“I would say it’s gonna help me a hell of a lot,” Walker said. “Playing defense, you look at it at a different lens. What you feel good about, things you feel good in areas, what pushes you the wrong way when we’re back there. I just know all those tips, and how I’m going to approach the game and attack guys, I think it’s going to attack me a lot.”

Johnson, meanwhile, is attempting to have an even bigger season in 2024, after earning All-America honors in helping Michigan win the national championship last season.

“There’s always more,” Johnson explained. “I’m hungry for more. Last year, I would say I had a pretty good year, but I wasn’t where I wanted to be, at all. So I got a lot more to shoot for this year and just be the best version of me I can be.

“A lot of great team goals we have — obviously to win a national championship, Big Ten championship, beat all of our rivals. And just be the best leader I can and be the best version of me that I can be.”

Johnson was asked how he can stay even keeled despite receiving a lot of hype and the Michigan team having success last season.

“I mean, there are also a lot of people saying we won’t be good this year, so … we got a nice schedule this year, we got a great group of guys this year, we got some great coaches. So I really just look at it as the same mentality we had before, just, hard work is undefeated. No matter how hard we work, that’s going to show on the field.”

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